Manchester United’s dip in form made it difficult for me to score, says Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku claimed the return of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from injuries will encourage him to do even better. (Supply: Reuters)

Striker Romelu Lukaku thinks his new intention drought at Manchester United is a consequence of the club not taking part in at the stage they did at the start of the Premier League season.

Lukaku has scored seven ambitions from 11 league games but has failed to obtain the web in the very last 4 as United, who have missing two of their very last three matches, dropped to next in the desk, 8 points beneath runaway leaders Manchester Metropolis.

The 24-yr-outdated struck a brace for Belgium in Friday’s 3-3 attract in the pleasant versus Mexico and claimed he hoped to regain his scoring touch to help his club capture up with the leaders.

“We begun by blowing teams absent, getting dominant and building probabilities. But in the very last couple of weeks, we didn’t enjoy at the same stage and that produced it far more challenging for me,” Lukaku instructed Sky Sports activities.

“That’s the sort of detail you have to go as a result of in the season, but now there are gamers coming back again from injuries and ideally we can provide performances even better than at the start of the season. We can develop far more probabilities and ambitions.”

Lukaku claimed the return of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from injuries will encourage him to do even better. The Swede is at present doing work his way to regaining comprehensive physical fitness right after suffering a knee injuries very last season.

“It motivates me definitely due to the fact he’s a different fantastic player to include to the squad… When you experience a staff like us, it’s challenging for opponents,” Lukaku claimed. “Ibrahimovic coming back again will help us to chase Manchester Metropolis (in the title race).”

Lukaku’s brace in Brussels took his international tally to 30 ambitions to match Bernard Voorhoof and Paul van Himst and he could overtake them when Belgium experience Japan in a pleasant on Tuesday.

“I sense great… I was born to score,” extra Lukaku. “I really don’t consider a lot of strikers of my technology have as a lot of ambitions as me. I am like a leopard in the box.”